Thoke went on to strike out six in the game, but got the loss.
The Tigers first run came off of the bat of Galicinao, who is the team's best hitter as well as its best pitcher. With the game tied, 1-1, Princeton scored a run in their half of the seventh to take the game. Senior catcher Devon Keefe singled in the game winner for Princeton.
Harvard would find revenge in the second game, and beat the Tigers 6-5, as the Crimson bats came alive in support of sophomore pitcher Tiffany Whitton.
Whitton helped her cause, as well. She lead off the game with a home rune, and received more run support in that frame. After tri-captain Mairead
McKendry singled, Koppel brought her home on her second round-tripper of the day.
Princeton would fight back, however, and took a, 5-3, lead into the fifth inning.
Having tied the score in the top of the fifth, the Crimson came to bat in the seventh knowing that it needed a run to get the split. Koppel stepped up
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